Fail to Identify
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⚖️ Texas Law — Charge Details
Up to 1 year jail + $4,000 fine
Failure to Identify under Texas Penal Code § 38.02 occurs when a person who has been lawfully arrested or detained refuses to provide their name, date of birth, and residence address to a peace officer, or provides false information. Refusing to identify when lawfully arrested is a Class A Misdemeanor. Refusing to identify when lawfully detained (without arrest) is a Class C Misdemeanor. Providing false information to a peace officer is a Class B Misdemeanor. A person is not required to show ID when simply stopped for questioning without a valid reason.
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Important: An arrest is not a conviction. All individuals listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. This database contains public arrest records from Travis County.